PC revival.Q I recently purchased a new PC and now I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what to do with my old computer. It's not powerful enough to run new programs and I don't want to throw it away. Any suggestions? --T. Williams Via the Internet A Don't get rid of your old computer yet; it may still be useful. There are a few things you can do to breathe some life into your old PC. If your old computer is too slow, consider adding more RAM to boost its performance--especially if your old PC has less than 128MB of RAM. Since the software still works on the old PC, it's probably more than adequate for word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and and other basic tasks. Why not install your old drive into the new computer and use it for archived files See archive. ? You can use the old hard drive as a secondary hard disk in your new system. It's the easiest way to transfer your old files and folders to a new computer. Be warned: Installing a hard drive is not for the fainthearted. You need to refer to your PC manual for instructions or get help from someone who is tech savvy. If you decide that you no longer want your PC, consider donating it to a charity that accepts used computers. If no one wants your old PC don't throw it away. Contact your PC manufacturer and ask if it has a take-back program that accepts used electronic products from their customers and will recycle re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. , reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. , or dispose of the product properly. Host PC companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Gateway, and some Best Buy locations have such programs. Mail your technology questions to Cyberwise, BLACK ENTERPRISE 130 Fifth Ave., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10011 or send an e-mail to johnsonj@blackenterprise.com. |
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